Chapter 46
Chapter 46
Civil Servant Hunter’s S-class Resignation Log – Chapter 46
"Hello, Association President. You still look as tough as ever. I'm glad to see you're in good health."
A handsome man with vibrant golden hair and clear blue eyes flashed a bright smile, and a literal halo seemed to shimmer around him.
My goodness. He really lived up to his nickname of the kind angel.
Se-ra's wariness melted away like snow before his pristine smile. It was as if the wounds from Baek Hee-won's betrayal were healing on their own.
Rumor had it his contract beast was an angel too. Well, with that level of beautyno, that pure smile without a hint of pretenseeven an angel would take notice.
At that moment, the administrator's crying emoticons flooded her vision.
Se-ra wordlessly swiped the screen aside.
She ignored the nonstop barrage of emoticons.
You think it's easy to look at a guy that handsome up close with your own eyes, not just on TV? Sorry, but eye purification came first right now.
"I knew you'd come. Out of all of America, you're the only easy one, huh?"
"There's no reason I wouldn't. But the other hunters felt the same way."
For the first time, the man who had been smiling brightly the whole time let out a sigh.
"Why? Did the top dogs holed up at the pinnacle throw a fit about going themselves?"
America's true powerhouses above even Christopher Campbell. Se-ra, who had been eavesdropping, clicked her tongue at the news they had their eyes on this place. So nosy about other countries.
"Two L-ranks appearing one after another is a rare event. Especially from the same country."
"Hilarious. If it happened in your country, you'd be throwing a festival."
Christopher just smiled awkwardly without denying it.
"Well, you're way better than those brainless wonders up top. At least you won't cause a ruckus on someone else's turf."
"Of course. I would never do anything to upset you, Association President."
"That's a pretty satisfying answer. So, shall we work together to foster even closer ties between Korea and America?"
"......Pardon?"
"Remember? I told you in Korea, we build camaraderie over drinks."
A sinister smile spread across Song Han-na's face, and Christopher's complexion turned pale in an instant.
"W-Wait a minute, Association President. I, um......!"
"The guild master who came all the way from America to build ties wouldn't dream of refusing an invitation from the association president herself, right? Or do you have something else to do?"
'Wow, she's a devil incarnate.'
Se-ra snickered inwardly as she watched him squirm.
No matter how much of a Christopher he was, he couldn't straight-up say he was here to poach their L-rank right in front of the Korean Association President.
Besides, unlike in America, Song Han-na had every awakener in Korea under her thumb. If he wanted even a single meeting with the L-rank before leaving, he absolutely couldn't afford to ruffle her feathers.
'And he's too nice a guy to ignore her goodwill.'
In the end, all he could do was play along with Song Han-na's whims.
"Association President, Association President......!"
Se-ra waved goodbye in her mind to the angel-like handsome man being dragged away.
Farewell, kind handsome guy. But I don't want to get too close to you either, so I sincerely hope you suffer under the Association President's thumb the whole time you're in Korea.
"He's gone?"
As the commotion died down, a rustling sound came from under the desk. OopsSe-ra had forgotten about him amid Campbell's stunning beauty.
'Seong Ja-rim crawled under my desk so we wouldn't get caught.'
To reiterate, she hadn't stuffed him there. The guy with his big frame had folded himself up and wriggled under there all on his own.
Why would someone over a hundred years old act like this?
"Whew, that was thrilling. Meeting an S-rank I'd never seen before, I had to hold back from reaching outit was tough."
But seeing Seong Ja-rim wipe his brow and let out a deep sigh, Se-ra took back her thoughts.
Right. This was the guy who proudly declared that he couldn't help reaching out whenever he saw a strong person.
What on earth had happened in that Baskar place to give him such a habit? Feeling pity for Ja-rim for no reason, Se-ra patted his shoulder.
"W-Why?! Did I do something wrong? Why are you doing this all of a sudden?!"
But Ja-rim, having seen all sides of Se-ra by now, just trembled instead. Geez, she was just trying to comfort him for once.
"......Looks like we weren't spotted, luckily. Please keep being careful until he leaves on his own."
Se-ra smiled brightly and squeezed his shoulder hard. Only then did Seong Ja-rim finally shut his mouth.
It had been about two weeks since they'd started working together. By now, she was getting used to Se-ra's double life.
"I-I'll be careful."
Having led one planet to destruction and returned, somehow this felt scarier than that.
Shivering, Ja-rim vowed once again today not to upset Se-ra.
* * *
Se-ra's happy hotel life was set to end the moment Christopher left.
Regaining her freedom was great, but it was a bit of a shame. When would she get another chance to hole up in a top-tier suite and order room service nonstop? For free, no less.
"Gotta enjoy it to the max before we leave."
Se-ra muttered to herself as she polished off her third plate of steak. The medium-rare taste of public authority was exquisite.
"Oh? Se-ra, looks like some other S-ranks crashed that drinking party with the American hunter today."
Seong Ja-rim, who had been savoring her tear-soaked steak across the table, grinned at the air.
"An update reeking of booze just went up on the S-rank community."
"Someone posting on the community while drunk."
Somehow, she had a feeling she knew who without asking.
She debated checking it for a moment, but when Ja-rim burst out laughing at the post, Se-ra ended up opening it too.
It was a title that grabbed attention perfectly. How desperate do you have to be to spell "save me" without typos amid all that?
Yep, it was this guy.
Oh, you could practically smell the booze just reading it.
"Aigoo, she got her claws into Tiger-nim."
"Who's Tiger?"
"The Association President. That's her nickname."
"Ah, that fierce sister? Yeah, her vibe was no joke."
Song Han-na was called Tiger for her abilities, but Se-ra didn't bother correcting the misconception. They'd meet her in person eventually.
|SuhorangGuildBest|: What the;; why are you like this;;
|Yeonhee|: Yoosoon-nim. What did you do to Kang Han-seo?
|SuhorangGuildBest|: I just told Tiger-nim where the guy was when she asked, that's it?
|Yeonhee|: Oh dear. Looks like he got nabbed and forced to drink. Of all people, with Tiger-nim.
|HannaHo|: Ooh, Yeonhee. Jealous? Wanna join? We're still drinking.
|HannaHo|: Yeonhee-ya.
|HannaHo|: Yeonhee-ya?
"She even made the vice guild master of Guardian go dark."
"More than that, how is this sister stone-cold sober when YeongwonQuitDreamer is that wasted? Scary. I should never drink with her."
"You're a healer type anyway. Can't you detox with that?"
Seong Ja-rim slowly turned her head. Cold sweat trickled down her temple.
......Oh ho. Come to think of it, she remembered heals required specific conditions. Got it. Seong Ja-rim couldn't hold her liquor.
Se-ra filed that away neatly in her mind. It'd come in handy someday.
|Han Su-eon|: If you're drunk, just go to sleep.
|Noeul-ssi|: Kang Han-seo got it bad???? Terrifying. Staying far away from the Association for a while.
|Do Jun-young|: Association President, please go easy on Guardian's guild master. It'll be trouble if issues arise.
These three had relatively tame reactions. Se-ra eyed the very last comment with cold, cooled eyes.
|Joo Eun|: Association President, as long as you send Vice Guild Master Kang Han-seo home safe, I'll be grateful^^*
|HannaHo|: OK no worries. I'll make sure to toss him home.
|Joo Eun|: In that case, I'll sleep easy. Sweet dreams everyone*^^*
"......"
The guy's desperately begging to be saved, and not only does she smile with flowers, she goes to bed? This one's not right in the head either.
'No. It's probably backlash from dealing with Kang Han-seo's constant quitting rants. Joo Eun Guild Master couldn't be weird.'
Before her illusions shattered, Se-ra quickly closed the community. Better stay off for a while.
"......?"
Wait, what was this message? Se-ra glared at the empty air, wondering what she'd done now, but no further messages came from the administrator.
Truly impossible to pin down.